Cigarette smoking may have earned a reputation as an unhealthy, cancer-causing pastime, but water pipes seem to have largely evaded the stigma. Now, new research shows that water pipes may simply be ...

As people steer away from cigarettes, more are smoking tobacco from hookahs, large communal pipes that draw tobacco smoke through water. It appears though that while smoking cigarette has long been ...

Although smoking a hookah, or water pipe, is an activity that has been performed for centuries, the rapid growth of hookah bars has taken many health officials by surprise. Hookah bars are springing ...

Is hookah smoking as bad as smoking cigarettes, is it the same as vaping and is it addictive? Experts tell you the truth about hookahs. Smoking hookahs has been a leisurely activity for centuries, and ...

While new research suggests that smoking hookah increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, we tell you how it is as bad as smoking a cigarette, if not worse. Smoking raises MMP levels, which ...

Chemists at the University of Cincinnati find that hookah tobacco heated electronically kills 70 percent more lung cells than traditional charcoal. The study suggests the surprising health culprit ...

The owners of Vancouver's last two hookah lounges are vowing to continue operating, as the city takes a tough line on imposing anti-smoking rules on the centuries-old tradition of Middle Eastern water ...